origination:
SUMMER GLOW (Don Hollingsworth, Kansas City, Missouri), Jan. 17, 1992. Seedling number 685, parentage Paeonia lactiflora Lady Alexandra Duff x Clair de Lune. First bloomed before 1980. Full double hybrid, RHS color chart: overall 18D yellow orange (pale) with variable suffusion of 51D, peace. Strong stems, 30-36 height, large dark green foliage, disease tolerant, large flower, reliable. No stamens or carpels found. This hybrid, backcross to lactiflora, looks lactiflora except the yellow color which remains distinct to petal fall. Certificate of Merit, 1991. Bulletin #281.
SUMMER GLOW (M-LM)(Hollingsworth) A very full double of unique coloration-pinkish peach with yellow undertones; at times the flower look almost truly peach as it fades, in maturity, to pale yellow; erect, sturdy stems; a masterpiece hybrid by a master of peonies; limited,
Summer Glow* (Hollingsworth 1992) M-ML. Full Double, flower form typically Lactiflora, listed hybrid because of its flower color distinction; opens peachy light yellow, passing to yellow white as the flower ages out of doors. This flower is singularly unique; there is nothing else this color with this flower form. Excellent plant habit, very erect, sturdy stems and heavy, dark green leaflets. Great hybrid vigor, but slow of increase, assures fine flowers, but takes extra time to develop a mature clump. Exhibition quality, has been several times a Court of Honor winner at national shows. (Lady Alexandra Duff x Claire de Lune).
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